The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) kicked off the 8th edition of the two-day National Level Pollution Response Exercise, 'NATPOLREX-VIII', off Mormugao harbour, Goa.
World Heritage day is being celebrated every year on 18 April to preserve the human heritage and recognise the efforts of all the relevant organisations in the field.
The World Bank has issued the world's first Wildlife Conservation Bond (WCB) or the "rhino bond", raising $150 million to help efforts to increase the endangered black rhino population in South Africa, the bank said in a statement on Thursday.